TUGSA is the graduate student employee union for Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. We work to effect real changes in our lives, jobs, and university. Visit our website tugsa.org and like us on twitter too: twitter.com/TUGSA_6290
The Temple University Graduate Students' Association (TUGSA) is the first and only recognized graduate student employee union in the state of Pennsylvania (AFT Local #6290). In affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers and the AFL-CIO, we work to effect real changes in our jobs, lives, and university. TUGSA is responsible for negotiating the graduate student contract for ANY and ALL Temple University graduate students with some form of assistantship.
Our purpose and goals are as follows:
1. Collective Bargaining: To promote the welfare of the membership and to provide a voice in addressing grievances.
2. Education: To promote quality instruction and research and to advance Temple University’s mission as an inclusive public institution.
3. Social Justice: To cooperate with other working people on campus and beyond in order to promote social justice and increase access to higher education.
4. Solidarity and Equality: To cooperate among ourselves, support each other in our struggles, and to ensure that the success of each depends upon the success of all.
Need to Contact Us? Reach us by:
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 215-587-6786 (office)
Address: 1816 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
